I have voted for Democrats, Republicans, and Green candidates. I voted for Bush I, Perot, Gore, both Clintons, McCain (First Primary), Reagan (2nd time), Obama, Carter, and Biden. Sometimes I vote against someone.

            I like moderates but they are few and far between today. The left wing of the Democratic Party conforms to the periodic liberal phase. The progressive agenda has been growing because the rich have gotten much richer. Some are more radical than others. Some moderates still exist and act as a brake to some radicals.

            The GOP’s philosophy has been quietly racist, big business oriented, and supporter of law and order. Their boost in voters evolved from L.B.J. pushing his racial equality agenda. The Democratic Party lost the south because of it. More support of big business was because of huge contributions. The law and order plank was a plank – in every Presidential campaign. Later they added the Second Amendment as an adjunct because of the money and lobbying.

            The loss of big business support has coincided with Trump’s influence on the people he has conned. An indication of the change away from business is Senator Marco Rubio’s support of the organizing an Amazon Labor union. The Republicans in many states are using the “Big Lie” to pass laws reducing the minority and poor people from voting. They say little about the mass shootings which are against their law and order plank.

            The American Political System is in turmoil.